Netherlandish School, Early 16th Century

Alfred Beurdeley, Paris (L.421);
A.W.M. Mensing, Amsterdam,
his sale, Amsterdam, 27 April 1937, part of lot 399 (with two others by the same hand, as Netherlandish Master, circa 1500, 'Feuilles excessivement curieuses..');
Paul Brandt, Amsterdam,
by whom sold, London, Sotheby's Olympia, 13 December 2001, lot 116,
where acquired by the late Jan Krugier

Dordrechts Museum, Nederlandse Tekeningen der zestiende en zeventiende eeuw, een keuze uit de collectie Paul Brandt, Amsterdam, 1968, no. 33, reproduced (as Cornelis Engelbrechtsz.)

Partially laid down. Top of circle has been cut. A small repaired tear at the bottom of the circle in the center and another small repaired tear on the left edge of circle towards the top, at the level of the top of the chair. Some light brown staining and light foxing throughout, barely visible. Medium remains strong and vibrant. Sold in a dark wood frame.
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This drawing belongs to an important tradition of Netherlandish designs for painted glass roundels.  It must have been made by an artist influenced by early Leiden masters such as Cornelis Engelbrechtsz., as part of a series of related works.